Well, a party we are but we have had conflict, debilitation, and obviously our memories suffer for it. We should make our way out of here one way or another. Do either of you have a sense where we should go?

Karethas stands before the door resolutely. His eyes grow flinty and his lips form a thinly pressed line. He raises his hands in preparation to cast his spell quickly, as needed. Just as he is about to nod his head to Auri to open the door his eyes blink, his hands droop, and he sighs deeply. "Amir opened the door before with the chime, which he still has inside."

No...the last I remember was the chaos of the fight and a sense of...betrayal? The rogue rubs his temples a bit trying to massage his memory, I think I was fighting with Auri? Or he stung me for some reason?

"I can't remember much, it is all very blurry, but I remember you shooting me Kzrira, just thinking of it drives a pain through my body. I remember protecting myself from another attack, then ... nothing."

Kzrira shakes her head: But why would I have shot you? Some foul magic must be afoot. We must be very careful in places such as this. Something I have warned you of in the past Faeler. Ware your inquisitive instinct overcomes your good judgment.

Karethas finishes his simple spell and Aurichalcum's question is anwered. A simple cantrip yields a remarkable effect on the secret door. The eye symbol of Nethys dissolves into a plethora of triangles that cascade to the floor. The mist filled corridor comes into sight as do the ancient statues and your companions.

"Hmmph...that simple. Testing a person's worthiness to enter by having them cast the simplest of spells." Karethas peers into the mists, his hands raised and a spell ready on his lips. He doesn't say anything, waiting to see if his companions are in their right minds.

I look around and see the door disperse, with Karethas and Auri standing on the other side, "I remember walking into the Breath, before the attack. Perhaps you fell victim to the ancient effects Kzrira, let us just hope that due to its exposure we have not gone insane."

With that I start to head over to Karethas and Auri, unless they begin to walk in towards us.

"If there is knowledge to be had, I would like to find and discover its secrets. There could be a mass of knowledge that could help a lot of people, some could even contain Aurichalcum's remedy for his slowed growth. So I say, press on ... just a little cautiously."

Karethas feels magical energy flow through him empowering his ability to manipulate arcane energies, but also slightly bending his sense of reality. Falear helps the coughing wizard back out of the eerie mists to where Aurichalcum sits observing them.

Faelar takes a deep breath and walks back in toward Amir and Kzrira while Karethas feels reality shifting again.
Falear is OK for the moment with a bonus for holding his breath, but Karethas needs another roll of the crazy table. confused for 5 minutes.

all those who slept through their madness in the mist appear to be unaffected unless they leave the mist and reenter. So once Karethas is allowed to sleep it off inside the mist, only Auri risks the negative effects.

yeah, it's an odd little sidetrack. if you're stymied, just move on. you still have another section of shrine to explore. you can always come back later or much later in the AP. nothing essential here.